| | 1: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2017 November 30 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | trial court discretion not to impose otherwise mandatory firearm sentencing enhancements. The appellate court rejected defendants arguments for retroactive application of these statutes to their cases that were pending on direct review when the statutes became effective and affirmed defendants convictions and sentences. | | | | Date Created: | 11-30-2017 | | | | Agency ID: | 121306 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071707 Original UID: 189694 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 2: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2017 November 30 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In these consolidated appeals we consider the temporal reach of two legislative enactments: (1) an amendment to section 5-130(1)(a) of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (Act) (705 ILCS 405/5-130 (West 2016)), which, inter alia, eliminated armed robbery while armed with a firearm and aggravated vehicular hijacking while armed with a firearm from the list of automatic transfer offenses, and (2) the new juvenile sentencing provisions codified in section 5-4.5-105 of the Unified Code of Corrections (Code) (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-105 (West 2016)), which, inter alia, give the trial court discretion not to impose otherwise mandatory firearm sentencing enhancements. | | | | Date Created: | 11-30-2017 | | | | Agency ID: | 121306, 121346 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071972 Original UID: 189961 FIRST WORD: People | |
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